The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington, D.C., for high-level talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. This visit is an important opportunity to reset relations and reassert South Africa’s commitment to democracy, multilateralism, and principled global engagement. We commend President Ramaphosa for leading this effort and acknowledge the delegation accompanying him,…
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our deep concern andstrong condemnation of the recent public statements and directives issued by Minister ofSports, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie. Speaking at a recent signing of stakeholder compacts with public entities falling within theDepartment of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), the Minister said of…
“Today, they say whites are killed in South Africa, but the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation doesn’t say anything. Where is Bishop Makgoba, who speaks on everything, but when a lie is being told, a bishop doesn’t say anything.”
Fifteen of South Africa’s most prominent civil society organisations, including the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Defend Our Democracy, SECTION27 and the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, have slammed Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie’s xenophobic comments. This is their statement: